Australians May Soon Face Life Without Google
Why is the tech giant threatening an entire country? You might soon need Bing to find the answer.
In a parliamentary inquiry on January 22, Google said it would have âno real choice but to stop making Google Search available in Australiaâ if the government went ahead with the current version of the code. Photo: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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In order to write this piece, I did a lot of Googling. First, a quick Google to read up on the storyâs latest developments, and then a longer Google, gathering as much backstory as I could. I Googled to find the last piece Slate did touching on this topic so I could link to it, and I Googled to confirm exactly what Google had recently said about it. I have no idea how I would do my job without Google, and frankly, I donât want to find out. But I may soon have to.
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Australia confirms two cases of fast-spreading new coronavirus strain, first reported in UK
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Australia on Monday confirmed that it has detected two cases of the fast-spreading new coronavirus strain which has plagued the United Kingdom, reported Reuters.
According to the report, six new COVID-19 cases were reported in New South Wales. These were the people returning from overseas and in quarantine. Among them, two cases were of the fast-spreading new coronavirus strain. We ve had a couple of UK returned travellers with the particular mutations, said NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant.
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Asia trounces US in health-efficiency index amid pandemic
Asian economies led by Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan have topped a ranking of the world’s most-efficient healthcare systems, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil and Russia joined the United States in the bottom tier.
The Bloomberg Health-Efficiency Index tracks life expectancy and medical spending to determine which healthcare systems have the best outcomes. This year s results include the impact of Covid-19 on mortality and gross domestic product in 57 of the world s largest economies. These measures helped many Asian territories improve their standing on the list since their generally aggressive coronavirus responses kept cases and deaths relatively low.